Sport
A feast of golf over the Easter weekend Touch finals
were all thrillers
Men golfers played competition golf on all Mark Fraser and Stewart Fraser finished four days over the Easter weekend. back in 4th place on 54 stableford points. Peter ‘Ding’ Lawrence was in fine form Nearest to the Pin prizes were won by Max The Open and Junior touch grand finals winning the Par event on Good Friday after Phillips on the 7th hole, Garry Wilkin on the were all played on April 6 at Ward Oval with J&K Butchers, Phat Athletes, Raiders coming in with a score of +3. 8th and John Potter on the 15th. Mark Fraser finished second with +1 while The best individual score was Max Phillips’ and Powerades finishing as the winners of Zach Finn picked up third place with -2. 38 stableford points, followed by Peter Law- their respective grades. J&K Butchers had the upper hand at half The Nearest to the Pin winner was Finn on rence on 36 stableford points. the 15th hole. On Easter Monday a countback was required time in their A Grade Opens grand final before On Easter Saturday Garry Wilkin was a little to separate Bill Fugar and Joe Palma, with their opposition, the DJW Dingoes, fought too good for the rest of the field in the Stable- Fugar having the decision go his way after back in the second half however the Butchers held out to claim a narrow 9-8 victory. ford competition coming in with 35 points. both finished with 37 stableford points. The ever reliable Super Vet Max Phillips Stewart Fraser, on 36 stableford points, was DJW’s Damon Bruce was named Player of the Grand Final. finished in second place on a countback from next best for third place. the scoreboard may have showed that Zach Finn after both finished with 34 stable- Nearest to the Pin prizes went to Garry Wil- theWhile Phat Athletes had an easy 13-2 win over ford points. kin on the 3rd hole, Stewart Fraser on the 7th Haymans Snowflakes in their Opens B Grade Captain Alec Fraser was 4th on a countback and 8th holes, Bill Fugar on the 11th and Joe grand final game, the match up on the field from Bian Smith after both came in with 33 Palma on the 15th. was a good one and the Phat Athletes had to stableford points. Last Saturday’s Four Ball Multiplier game work hard for their win. Nearest to the Pin prizes were won by Max was dominated by the Fraser clan. Haymans Snowflakes’ Sosie Barton was Phillips on the 3rd and 7th holes, Garry Wil- Stewart Fraser and Mark Fraser won the named Player of the Grand Final. kin on the 8th hole and Peter Robinson won event with 36 stableford points with Alec Fra- The Juniors 13-16 years grand final game the 15th hole. ser and Craig Dillon the runners-up on 33 between the Raiders and the Gladiators mirA field of 18 players contested the Four Ball stableford points. rored the Opens A Grade game with the RaidMultiplier event on Easter Sunday. Jay Egan and Ian Prendergast stumbled into ers eventually finishing with an 8-7 win. Peter Robinson and Peter Lawrence, on 63 third place with 30 stableford points. Gladiators’ Kai McCosker was the Player of stableford points, finished as the winners of Nearest to the Pin shots were recorded by the Grand Final. the day. Alec Fraser on the 3rd hole, Stewart Fraser on After the scores were 5-all at half time, Bian Smith and Scott Mayne were the run- the 7th, Scott Mayne on the 8th and Peter Powerades went on to beat Oranges 9-6 in the ners-up with 57 stableford points closely fol- Robinson on the 11th hole. Juniors 9-12 years grand final game. lowed by Jay Egan and Jade Buckman on 56. A countback was required to separate Mark Harpa Martin (Oranges) was the Player of Fraser and Ian Prendergast after both finished the Grand Final. The Cobar Weekly with 41 stableford points in the individual The season’s Best & Fairest players were: Opens—Sosie Barton, Kai Taylor and Will Stableford competition. Established Feb 6, 1986 Munro; 13-16 years—Rhylee Jeffery and Axel Fraser got the decision. and we’re still serving the community This Saturday a working bee will be held on Fairfull; 9-12 years—Indie Burke and Charlie more than 37 years later Nicholson. the golf course.—Three Aces
Page 20 The Cobar Weekly Wednesday April 19, 2023
